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Pueblo County grants time extension for proposed 198‑MW solar and battery project; staff may seek longer construction window in code update
Summary
On consent the Board approved a time extension to begin construction for Honors Energy’s proposed 198‑megawatt photovoltaic facility with battery storage in Pueblo County; staff told commissioners the county’s three‑year start requirement often proves too short for utility‑scale solar and said a five‑year window is under consideration.
The Board of County Commissioners on Thursday approved a consent agenda item granting an extension of time for Honors Energy LLC’s HB 1041 permit to build a 198‑megawatt photovoltaic solar generation facility with battery storage on roughly 1,390 acres about 8.3 miles south of Vineland.
County staff described the consent item as an applicant request for additional time to begin construction because the county’s Unified Development Code requires work to start within three years of permit…
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